Tag: healthy lifestyle

Hi friends, To those of you in the Washington, D.C. area, on June 11th I’ll be facilitating a workshop about eating a plant-based diet. The workshop will take place at Blue Heron Wellness. We’ll discuss some practical, easy and tasty ways to incorporate whole and plant-based foods into your and your family’s diet! What are… Read More

Hi Friends! PWC’s 2nd Healthy Lifestyle Challenge is soon to begin on Monday, October 12th. I’m looking forward to participating in this Challenge with you, regardless of whether or not you participated in our last Healthy Lifestyle Challenge. If you’d like to join me, please let me know in a comment below! If you know of anyone else… Read More

There are few rites of spring more satisfying than the annual cleaning. I’ve been at my “spring cleaning” for the past several weeks, clearing out closets and drawers again. Nowadays, I find the need and desire to declutter more often, not just during spring, but every season. I recently came across Marie Kondo’s book, The… Read More

Hello March! Tomorrow, March 2nd, begins PWC’s Healthy Lifestyle Challenge!!!! Yay! We have a wonderful group of people from around the world who have joined the Challenge! I’m so excited to have found kindred spirits who are willing to work just as hard as me towards such a worthy goal of improving our lifestyle. For those of you who haven’t… Read More

Today we explore the seventh lesson from centenarians living in the Blue Zones, unique communities that have common elements of diet, lifestyle and outlook on life that have led not only to an amazing number of years lived, but also to a better quality of life. In preparation for our upcoming Healthy Lifestyle Challenge, I’m… Read More

Very little in life that is worth having comes easy, would you agree? A great marriage; knowledge or mastery of an art or skill; a happy home; good friendships, raising well-rounded children; and more, all require commitment and sustained efforts over a long period of time. Self-discipine and the practice of a healthy lifestyle are no… Read More

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I’m Martine. Welcome to my site which celebrates the art of living a healthy life. I’m a global public health professional and health and wellness coach who loves to travel, read and cook. To me, cooking is one of the most interesting ways to bring the world home. Here you’ll find mostly whole-food, plant-based recipes inspired by a love and appreciation of diverse cultures, lifestyles and cuisines from around the world. My greatest inspiration? My little guy you see in the photo above. I aspire to raise a happy, healthy and kind “petit” citizen of the world.